fathomable

• Qualifie ce qui peut être compris ou saisi par l'esprit ; qui est intelligible ou concevable.

Describes something that is capable of being understood or comprehended.

1. Measurable depthC1formal

   Capable of being measured or sounded for depth, especially in water.

   Mesurable en profondeur

   • The lake is shallow enough to be fathomable with a simple line.
   • Ancient sailors only navigated waters that were fathomable.
   • The ocean floor in this region is easily fathomable.

   Synonymesmeasurableplumbablesoundable

   Antonymesbottomlessimmeasurableunfathomableunsoundable

2. Understandable or comprehensibleC1formal

   Capable of being understood or grasped by the mind.

   compréhensible

   • Her motives were not fathomable to the casual observer.
   • The complex theory is barely fathomable without a strong background in physics.
   • His reasoning, though strange, was ultimately fathomable.

   Synonymesclearcomprehensibledecipherableexplicablegraspableintelligiblepenetrableunderstandable

   Antonymesimpenetrableincomprehensibleinscrutableunfathomableunintelligible